With the ACC now down to 11 schools, it officially leaves a spot open for UofL Athletic Director Tom Jurich to lobby for behind the scenes.

With the renewed feeding frenzy, the Big 12 may decide to jump back into the game because right now it only has 10 schools and there are only a few attractive teams left.

The Cardinals' resume has no peers in terms of unprecedented new facilities, exponential financial growth and success in Olympic sports, plus its high-profile football and men's and women's basketball teams are all ranked.

The big minus for Louisville is its mid-sized TV market, and regardless of who the ACC eventually takes, the Big East is looking at the reality of losing two more schools in a league already battered and bruised by raids from other conferences.